Rhaphe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhaphe \Rha"phe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? seam, fr. ??? to sew. ]
     (Bot.)
     The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an
     anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [Written
     also {raphe}.] --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rhaphe
       n : a ridge that forms a seam between two parts [syn: {raphe}]